Madame Tulle is the labour of love of a woman, dedicated to women and brides Australia-wide and beyond

Wedding veil sketch by Madame Tulle bridal, Sydney

Madame Tulle is a Sydney-based bridal accessories designer and curator, catering to brides in Australia and around the world.

We dream and speak all shades of white and beyond; we care about tulle, lace, and other details as we do our coffee in the morning. We're Sydney-siders, after all.

With the women of today at the centre of Madame Tulle's inspiration, our products are reflections of modern romance and sensibility. Coupled with vintage flair and a love for timelessness, Madame Tulle offers a wide selection of handmade veils available online to brides all over the world.

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kay Kamara Debono a wedding veil designer putting a veil on a model at Madame Tulle photoshoot

How The Story Began

All good things begin with dissatisfaction. Well, almost all anyway. ;)

In my case, Madame Tulle began, unknowingly, when I found myself marrying the love of my life in 2013. In the midst of wedding-planning fever, my perfect dress was without a veil. Believe it or not, I couldn't find one that fit into the look I had in mind. It was the classic case of having a wardrobe full of choices yet having nothing to wear. In the end, of course, I picked a veil to wear down the aisle. You can guess this - it didn't feel special and I wasn't over the moon having purchased and worn it.

This experience lingered after my wedding day and it got me thinking - surely I wasn't the only bride feeling this frustration and dilemma over her veil?

Around the same time, a friend mentioned Etsy to me. It was, and still is, an online marketplace heaven for the creative-minded. The platform was there, waiting for me to do something about this global veil crisis (a tad dramatised… but not completely untrue.)

A wedding veil in the making by Madame Tulle bridal, Sydney

With a lot of pattern and material research, as well as my hand-sewing skill acquired as a child (thanks, grandma!), I made my first set of veils. I also took sewing lessons along the way to make the sewing machine my best mate. In March 2014, my husband Julian kindly volunteered to be my photographer while a friend modelled for the 28 sample designs. I opened my Etsy shop the following month. It took another year to set up the website for Madame Tulle.

It wasn't a bed of roses to business success from there. In fact, far from it. Materials and the sewing machine took over my dining table (sorry, Julian) and I soon found myself juggling a day job and a small business. It was only in 2018 when I took the leap of faith and dedicated myself fully to Madame Tulle.

Kay Kamara Debono, a wedding veil designer at Madame Tulle bridal Sydney

In case you're wondering, I sincerely find veils to be equally important as all the other accessories a bride chooses to wear on her wedding day. Historically and symbolically, veils may have collected a negative rep here and there, what with being traditional, outdated, and even sexist. However, I've decided to put all of that aside and focused on the fact that veils are and should be worthy of attention and love. After all, haven't veils been responsible for countless tears of joy and gasp-inducing awe?

So here I am today, with a team of five working together with other artisans and the best suppliers in the market, creating beautiful handcrafted pieces for brides all across the world. I hope you'll have a lot of fun and even more love as you envision yourself crowned in a wedding veil… designed by once-a-bride, yours truly.

Kay xx

Kay lives in Sydney with her husband Julian and their cat, Winston.